Women’s economic empowerment: navigating enablers and constraints
This report details how gender equality, poverty eradication and human development require increased investment in women’s economic empowerment.
Other key findings from the report include:
• World Poll data from 138 countries in 2015 found that on average 36% of women were employed full time for an employer, compared with 44% of men
• Women consistently fare worse than men do in unemployment and underemployment (not working to desired capacity), with 42% of young women underemployed compared with 36% of young men
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